NFL playoff picture: As of today, Broncos are No. 6 seed in AFC

If the 2016 NFL season ended today, the 7-3 Denver Broncos would be a Wild Card team in the AFC playoffs. At third place in their division, the Broncos are currently the No. 6 seed in the conference.

If that seeding holds, the Broncos would face Brock Osweiler and Houston Texans in a Wild Card game to start the postseason. If they won that game, they would face the New England Patriots in the Divisional round. If they beat the Patriots, they would face either the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens or Oakland Raiders in the AFC championship game.

That’s a lot of ifs.

If Denver took that route to Super Bowl LI, they would not play any home postseason games as the conference’s bottom seed. Fortunately for the Broncos, they have seven weeks to improve their playoff standing.

After their bye this week, Denver will face the Chiefs on Sunday Night Football before playing the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Patriots, Chiefs and Raiders. If the Broncos are able to comeback and win their division, they would be the AFC’s No. 4 seed at worst, No. 1 at best.